Safety
Improperlyusingormaintainingthisequipmentcan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructions.Torotestedthis
equipmentforreasonablysafeservice;however,failureto
complywiththefollowinginstructionsmayresultinpersonal
injury.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessentialthat
youandanyotheroperatorreadandunderstandthe
contentsofthismanualbeforeusingthisproduct.Pay
particularattentiontothesafetyalertsymbol(
Figure1),
whichmeansCaution,Warning,orDanger—“personal
safetyinstruction.”Readandunderstandtheinstruction
becauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomplywith
theinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.
•Failuretoabidebytheseprecautionsmayresultin
equipmentfailureandpersonalinjury.
•Useandmaintainproperwiring.Improper,loose,and
frayedwiringcancausesystemfailure,equipmentdamage,
andintermittentoperation.
•Changesormodicationsmadetoequipmentnot
expresslyapprovedbythemanufacturerwillvoidthe
warranty.
•Owner/operatorsoftheequipmentmustabidebyall
applicableFederal,State,andLocallawsconcerning
installationandoperationoftheequipment.
•Makesurethatthemachineryandsurroundingareais
clearbeforeoperating.Donotactivatetheremotecontrol
systemuntilcertainthatitissafetodoso.
•Turnoffthehandheldremoteandremovepowerfrom
thebaseunitbeforeattemptinganymaintenance.This
willpreventaccidentaloperationofthecontrolled
machinery.
•PowerisremovedfromtheBaseUnitbydetachingthe
12-pincablefromthebaseunitconnectorP1,orby
removingthesourcepowerfromthecircuit.
•Useadampclothtokeepunitsclean.Removemud,
concrete,dirt,etc.afterusetopreventobstructingor
cloggingthebuttons,levers,wiring,andswitches.
•Donotallowliquidtoenterthehandheldorbaseunit
enclosures.Donotuseahighpressurewashertoclean
theequipment.
•Disconnecttheradiobaseunitbeforeweldingonthe
machine.Failuretodisconnectthebaseunitmayresultin
destructionofordamagetothebaseunit.
•Operateandstoreunitsonlywithinthespecied
operationandstoragetemperaturesdenedinthis
document.
ProductOverview
Controls
Exit-Side-LockoutSystem
Theexit-side-lockoutsystemprovidestheindividualsworking
aroundthemachinewithameanstodisablethedrillpipe
fromrotatingandthrusting.
Thissystemconsistsofareceivermountedonthemachine
andatransmitter(Figure2)thatmustbeheldbyadesignated
individualworkingaroundthemachine.
Figure2
1.Redindicatorlight
4.Onbutton
2.Yellowindicatorlight
5.Offbutton
3.Greenindicatorlight
TheindividualholdingthetransmittercanpushtheLock
Drill(Off)buttontostopthedrillrotationandthrust.This
isprimarilyusedtostop/lockoutthedrilloperationsinthe
followingsituations:
•Wheninstallingorremovingadrillheadorreamer
•Wheneversomeoneneedstoapproachthedrillpipeor
headanywhereinfrontofthemachine
•Placingawiperonthedrillpipe
•Whenthelocationreceiveroperatoridentiesaproblem
requiringimmediateshutdownofdrilling
Whenitissafetoresumedrilling,theindividualholdingthe
transmittercanpresstheUnlockDrill(On)button.This
buttonsendsasignaltothereceiverthatallowsthemachine
operatortoresetthesystemandrestorethethrustandrotary
functions.
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